London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1898
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1898
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| Year. | No. of Samples Analysed. | No. of Samples adulterated | Percentage of Samplts adulterated. | No. of Summonses issued. | No. of Convictions. | No. of Cautions. | Penalties. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602 | 74 | 12-3 | 57* | 54 | 6 | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||
| 69 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 1897 | 546 | 41 | 7-5 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 |
| 1896 | 549 | 66 | 1202 | 66 | 60 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 6 |
| 1895 | 500 | 87 | 17-4 | 64 | 62 | 23 | 149 | 15 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 0 |
| 1894 | 495 | 107 | 216 | 81 | 79 | 26 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | 0 |
| 1893 | 498 | 120 | 2409 | 79 | 79 | 41 | 207 | 17 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 0 |
| 1892 | 332 | 65 | 19-5 | 43 | 43 | 22 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 0 |
| 1891 | 292 | 48 | 164 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1890 | 300 | 40 | 13-3 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 1889 | 300 | 47 | 15 6 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| 1888 | 300 | 35 | 116 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| Average of 10 years 1888-97 | 411 2 | 65 6 | 15-9 | 44 6 | 44-8 | 180 | 90 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 11 | |
Inspector Perrin commenced his duties on February 21st, 1898.
#Two Summonses we e dismissed, and one could not be served owing; to the defendant having absconded